05 - I Have This Fantasy by Heather Bell
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The first episode of This Made Me LAUGH Once features the poem "I Have This Fantasy" by Heather Bell. I memorized this poem in a poetry class (even though that was strictly against the rules of the assignment) which means I told an extended dick joke to a bunch of wannabe English majors in an academic setting. I got an A in the class and broke a classmate's heart halfway through the semester. PAR FOR THE COURSE! Heather Bell's chapbook Kill The Dogs can and should be purchased here.
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Published 01/18/21
I have no idea when I first read this poem or who wrote it, but I have always remembered it. I like it because I feel somewhere in-between the speaker & the subject and identify with both.  The repetition in this poem has always stood out to me as a wonderful example of how to use form to...
Published 01/11/21
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Published 01/04/21